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Scotland: The Story of a Nation
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A vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail. Magnus Magnusson's starting-point is Sir Walter Scott's classic version of Scotland's history, "Tales of a Grandfather". Since its first appearance in 1827-29, Scott's book has moulded the views of ...
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The Fish Can Sing
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Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Magnus Magnusson (Translator)
This 1955 novel by Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness takes place in a rural village in Iceland, where a young boy is abandoned by his parents and grows up to become fanatically devoted to an internationally famous singer.
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The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America
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Anonymous, Magnus Magnusson (Translator), Hermann Palsson (Translator)
One of the most arresting stories in the history of exploration, these two Icelandic sagas tell of the discovery of America by Norsemen five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Together, the direct, forceful twelfth-century Graenlendinga Saga and the more polished and scholarly Eirik's Saga, written some hundred years later, recount how Eirik ...
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King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla
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Snorri Sturluson, Hermann Palsson (Introduction by), Magnus Magnusson (Translator)
This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of ...
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Vikings
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Magnus Magnusson
First published in 1980 to accompany a major BBC Television series, this book explores the myth and the reality of Viking culture. The Vikings have a traditional image as fierce sea-warriors, but recent archaeological discoveries in Europe and America show them in a new light - as the greatest traders of their day and as explorers who extended the ...
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Laxdćla saga.
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Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Pálsson
Written around 1245 by an unknown author, the Laxdaela Saga is an extraordinary tale of conflicting kinships and passionate love, and one of the most compelling works of Icelandic literature. Covering 150 years in the lives of the inhabitants of the community of Laxriverdale, the saga focuses primarily upon the story of Gudrun Osvif's-daughter: a ...
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Paradise Reclaimed
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Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Magnus Magnusson (Translator), Jane Smiley (Introduction by)
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Iceland saga
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Magnus Magnusson relates the world-famous Icelandic sagas to the spectacular living landscapes of today, taking the reader of a literary tour of the mountains, valleys and fjords where the heroes and heroines of the sagas lived out their eventful lives. And he tells the story of the first Viking settler Ingolfur Anarson.
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King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway
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Snorri Sturluson, Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Pálsson
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Fakers, Forgers & Phoneys: Famous Scams and Scamps
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Magnus Magnusson
In "Fakers, Forgers and Phoneys", Magnus Magnusson masterfully explores the shadowy world of deception and counter-feiting. Through the 16 case studies in this intriguing collection, the author reveals: how a house-painter-cum-art-restorer fooled the art world and became a national TV celebrity in 1979; the identity of the person who fabricated ...
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Doom in the Deep: An Extraordinary Storm, a Miraculous Survival
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Ottar Sveinsson, Sir Magnus Magnusson (Foreword by)
A rescue that no one thought possible.
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Chambers biographical dictionary.
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Magnus Magnusson, Rosemary Goring
15,000 biographies of distinguished people in every age and every walk of life. The coverage is international, and covers all aspects of human endeavour, including literary, political, artistic, musical, legal, medical, scientific, religious, historical, military and criminal. The dictionary is revised and updated regularly, the previous edition ...
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Beowulf: An Adaptation by Julian Glover
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Julian Glover, Sheila MacKie (Illustrator), Magnus Magnusson (Introduction by)
The poem "Beowulf" is one of the glories of European literature. It was composed in Anglo-Saxon verse early in the eighth century, probably in the Northumbria of the Venerable Bede and the Lindisfarne Gospels, and it has come down in just one surviving manuscript, made around the year 1000. This is the text which Julian Glover has taken for this ...
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BC, the archaeology of the Bible lands
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Magnus Magnusson's Quiz Book
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Magnus Magnusson, Christine Moorcroft (Contributions by)
As what is the painting La Gioconda better known? Upon which city is the original game of Monopoly based? Whose portrait is on the reverse side of current Bank of England GBP50 notes? From Magnus Magnusson, presenter of BBC's Mastermind for twenty-five years, comes the complete quiz book, perfect for both the serious contestant and for family fun. ...
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Archaeology of the Bible
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Golden Iceland
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Samivel, Magnus Magnusson
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Hammer of the North
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Magnus Magnusson, Werner Forman
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Viking expansion westwards
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Magnus Magnusson, Rosemonde Nairac
Chronicles the Viking expansion from the ninth to the twelfth century and discusses what archaeological discoveries have revealed about everyday life and traditions in Viking settlements.
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Rum: Nature's Island
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Magnus Magnusson
Containing practical advice for visitors to what was once termed the "Forbidden Isle", this comprehensive guide brings to the reader an idea of Rum's history, geography and geology, fauna and flora and culture.
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Magnus Magnusson's Family Quiz Book
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Magnus Magnusson, Christine Moorcroft
As what is the painting La Gioconda better known? Upon which city is the original game of Monopoly based? Whose portrait is on the reverse side of current Bank of England GBP50 notes? From Magnus Magnusson, presenter of BBC's Mastermind for twenty-five years, comes the complete quiz book, perfect for both the serious contestant and for family fun. ...
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Scotlands Castles and Great Houses
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The Nature of Scotland: Landscape, Wildlife, and People
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Magnus Magnusson, Graham White
This is an illustrated study of the interdependence of the landscape, the wildlife and the people of Scotland. It begins with Scotland's violent birth, and retells tales of the early hunters who followed the retreating ice and the first farmers who cleared the land and began farming. The authors go on to discuss the implicit conflicts in the use ...
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Lindisfarne : the cradle island.
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Landlord or Tenant?: A View of Irish History
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